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Don Robotnick just can't stay away from the floor and brings longtime collaborator Ludus Pinsky with him. As the title suggests, this is an all-hardware affair, jamming together on nine direct Italo-electro and house permutations driven by 4/4 engines and spaced-out synth arpeggiations in classic style. Fans of Pigna records' Marco Passarani and endless sweaty dance-offs will get a buzz from this.

Parisian singer/songwriter/house hero Sébastien Tellier burst upon the dance music scene in 1999 when he licensed a track to a compilation issued by the revered Source imprint. Labelmates Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air swiftly signed him to their Record Makers label and released Tellier’s debut album, L’incroyable Vérité, in 2001.

With summer approaching us, the sun shining, the beach, one name comes to mind : Flashworx! Happy 80s vibes, combined with high energy beats is what this Swiss Nu-Italo duo is all about. From their massive solos, to their understanding of what really hits the heart, Flashworx are rising stars on the disco/new wave scene.

More discerning discotheque cuts for the cowbell connoisseur from the Delusion of Grandeur imprint, this time calling on Australian playboy Tornado Wallace. The Melbourne resident has impressed with previous pitched down mutant discoid cuts for the Sleazy Beats and Murmur imprints, but the Paddlin' EP sees Tornado Wallace go deep.

We're not sure if Whisky Disco are based in France but they certainly know their onions when it comes to crafty edits. On their fourth release, Whisky Disco enlist the finest California has to offer in Cole Medina. The House Arrest boss has long been championed by the disco savoir faire for his epic slo mo reimagination of the Bee Gees. Here, Medina expertly picks apart some late 70s/early 80s disco funk.

 As a close follow up to Runaway’s “The Fire Below”, OTP’s new “Broken Man” follows suit with sprawling mood and tension. Laced with hypnotic Detroit-esque organ riffs, disco flourishes, detuned pads, and the repeating chant “Broken Man”, it’s proper Runaway dance floor frenzy. As an A-side bonus cut we get Runaway’s live version which features an outtake of their forthcoming live show! Nice!

The ideas that Soundpool blends together on Mirrors In Your Eyes all work together so magnificently, it's enough to make you wonder why few have made as much of a commitment to this idea in the past. Ulrich Schnauss has called Soundpool the "best fucking band in the world," and while I may not necessarily use those exact words, I can appreciate the enthusiasm. Music that feels this good is bound to elicit wild bouts of hyperbole.

After long silence period Hypersound decided to please us with new Album. This time we got Jan Schipper – Return to tomorrow.
Album contains 12 classical spacesynth songs. I even say too much “classical”. And this similarity got some negative elements. Most album songs sound same, missing some individuality, creativeness. Everything sounds too much same: same drums, most same synths parts (they sound too smooth, too sweet), same composition ideas (exception may be “In cyber space”).